Ceibapentandra (L.) Gaertn (Kapok) Seed Fibre as a Recycled Paper Reinforcement Pulp

• Main Authors: Leh, Cheu Peng, Junidah, Lamaming, Tan, Wen Ping, Goh, Choon Fu, Mohamad Haafiz, Mohamad Kassim, Rokiah, Hashim
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Springer Nature 2021
• Subjects: Q Science (General)
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/45299/1/Leh%20et%20al%202021.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/45299/; https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12649-021-01342-z

The kapok (Ceibapentandra (L.) Gaertn) seed fbre is unicellular with length up to 35 mm, however, it is covered by a hydrophobic waxy layer that limits its application in paper production. In this study, the efect of various pulping methods namely mechanical, chemi-mechanical, semichemical and chemi...